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QUIZ: What Kind Of A Gym-Goer Are You?

We know all your workout secrets.

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WHETHER YOU LIVE FOR or loathe the gym (but love the endorphin rush after), dragging your feet to go and work out is something we all experience.

The key to keeping your fitness in check, at least according to personal trainer David Last, is variety - something that’s actually pretty achievable.

And if the latest CSO results are anything to go by, we need to make exercise a priority – especially if you live in Dublin (where it was found that only 82.8% of people say that their health is good).

When you do make it into the gym, are you the type to fill your feed with selfies? Or do you sweat it out with the best of them in the weights section? Or are you secretly one of those infuriating types who takes two kettlebells in class, leaving many with none?

So, what is your true gym personality, once you strip away those suspiciously clean pair of Nikes?

1. First things first, pick a pair of trainers to work out in.
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2. Now, pick a class to go to tonight.
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Zumba
Yoga

Body pump
Doesn't my walk home count?
3. Pick a song to start your workout.
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Harder Better Faster Stronger by Daft Punk
Jump Around by House of Pain

Work B**ch by Britney Spears
212 by Azealia Banks
4. Where is your gym bag right now?
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On my bedroom floor (I left it there last night)
Under my desk (it's been there for quite a while)

I don't have one ready to go
On show in work/college for all to see
5. Pick a piece of equipment to own at home.
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Kettlebells
Table-tennis table

A whole new workout outfit
A crosstrainer
6. Pick an Instagram account to provide inspiration.
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@sweatwithkayla - an Australian personal trainer, famous for her workout app
@roblipsett - self-described Irish 'alphalete and MyProtein athlete', who also provides outfit inspo

@crossfit - the official account for the fitness regimen with high-intensity interval training
@buzzfeedtasty - just plenty of hypnotic videos of recipes (that often include melting cheese)
7. Pick a dinner to have after all your #gains.
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8. What is your gym most likely to be emailing you about?
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"Your card was swiped multiple times in one day and we're just checking everything is OK"
"We miss you"

"We're wondering if you'd start tagging us in your posts"
"We have a new class we think you'd love"
9. Which of these best describes your attitude to PE at school?
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I was usually the one first picked on teams
I got really good at forging my parents' signatures

I would be trying to keep pretty inconspicuous until the hour was over
The class was OK, but I hated what we were expected to wear
10. Pick an activity to do when you're not hitting the weights.
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Rockclimbing
Brunch?

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Rooftop yoga
Answer all the questions to see your result!
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You scored out of !
You're the 'new convert'
OK, the truth is you only joined because you promised a friend you'd go with them and you're not entirely sure how to do a pushup just yet. But you keep going back and feel like you're finally starting to blend in - go you!
Share your result:
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You scored out of !
You're the 'I think I lost my gym card'
Each time you pass your gym a little part of you squirms. Though you joined in January, you always seem to find you have something on exactly when that class you booked is on. You'll get back to it in 2018!
Share your result:
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You scored out of !
You're the 'all style and no squats'
Always decked out in Insta-worthy gear, you look great (and aren't afraid to post a picture to prove it). But when is the last time you broke a sweat? Put down your phone and pick up a kettlebell so you feel the part too.
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You scored out of !
You're the fitness aficionado
You get itchy when you are forced to skip a gym workout. You realise the results you can get from going and you're not afraid of the sacrifices to get there (plus you feel unbelievable when you do). Keep up the good work!
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    Mute Gasher
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    Aug 5th 2018, 9:13 AM

    Can’t really see the problem. I’m sure the “Sky Fairy ” won’t mind if people don’t worship him for one Sunday, especiall when the CEO of Sky Fairies Inc. Is addressing his minions in a field and telling 500k people how wonderful he is.

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    Mute Seamus Mac
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    Aug 5th 2018, 9:23 AM

    @Gasher:” sky fairy” is getting a bit old. All the cool kids are using the “god squad” for their mocking, unfunny statements.

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    Mute Peadar117
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    Aug 5th 2018, 9:33 AM

    @Seamus Mac: Isn’t it more a talking fire? Glad Nobody is onto this: http://ourladyisgod.com/i-the-nobodyEditorial-3-10-2013-CatholicismForDummies.php

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    Mute Tom Molloy
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    Aug 5th 2018, 9:52 AM

    @Gasher: If you went you might gain a new perspective on existence and you would be welcome.

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    Mute Gasher
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    Aug 5th 2018, 10:03 AM

    @Tom Molloy: been there done that. I find the track record of the Catholic church in Ireland as a disgrace. They have treated the Irish like dirt for generations with their better than thou attitude while raping our kids selling our babies or throwing them into pits without a proper “christian” funeral. All the time poor mouthing to the congregation and begging for coppers. Because the poor church haven’t any money. I could also bring up the redress schemes in place that they are not complying with and the total lack of responsibility for the behaviour of their priests and nuns…. I could go on….

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    Mute Dave O Keeffe
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    Aug 5th 2018, 1:44 PM

    @Tom Molloy: unless he’s gay right?

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    Mute Ciarān
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    Aug 5th 2018, 1:49 PM

    @Gasher: Dont be a sap. We know you’re an atheist. I dont believe in any of it either but why be so childish?

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    Mute Dave O Keeffe
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    Aug 5th 2018, 5:17 PM

    @Ciarān: he’s not the one with imaginary friends

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    Mute Stephen Devlin
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    Aug 5th 2018, 8:31 AM

    Is there anything to be said for another mass ….

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    Mute Tom Molloy
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    Aug 5th 2018, 9:50 AM

    @Stephen Devlin: Yes.

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    Mute Jimmy Coltrane
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    Aug 5th 2018, 11:38 AM

    @Stephen Devlin:
    Is there anything to be said for an original joke?

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    Mute Anthony McGovern
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    Aug 5th 2018, 12:18 PM

    @Jimmy Coltrane: no

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    Mute The Risen
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    Aug 5th 2018, 12:27 PM

    @Jimmy Coltrane: ‘Is there anything to be said for an original joke?’

    A Higgs Boson goes to church. The Parish Priest stops him at the gates and exclaims ‘Sorry, we don’t allow anything to do with science through these doors’. The Higgs Boson replies ‘but without me, how can you have mass??’

    (I have my coat already….)

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    Mute Rosemarie Martin
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    Aug 5th 2018, 10:37 AM

    Happy Sunday everyone. Nice to see the Bashers are out in force this morning. I am a woman who abhorrs abuse, the cover ups etc., but the pope is not Hitler, nor is he God, he is just trying to bring the flock back, many people despite it all, get solace and peace of mind from Mass, from the Sacraments, they are not doing any of you any harm. Unfortunately Ireland has thrown the baby out with the bathwater and now there is a hatred for anything connected to God. What is your alternative ? and is allowing diversity such a bad thing? The comments today are sickening.

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    Mute Pauliebhoy
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    Aug 5th 2018, 10:48 AM

    @Rosemarie Martin: If only throwing the baby out with the bathwater was the worst thing to happen to babies in this country…..

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    Mute happinessnow
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    Aug 5th 2018, 10:51 AM

    @Rosemarie Martin: We are no longer brain washed and now have the cop on to know this like all religion was made up to control people.

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    Aug 5th 2018, 11:16 AM

    @happinessnow: Over 3m Irish consider themselves catholic. I’d say you have many brainwashed friends, do you try znd help them escape or leave them to their beliefs?

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    Mute LE CHIFFRE
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    Aug 5th 2018, 11:21 AM

    @Pauliebhoy: Yeah imagine?! the abortion mills will be on shortly to tear said babies to bits in ‘progressive Ireland’

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    Aug 5th 2018, 11:40 AM

    @Pauliebhoy: I have suffered abuse from Clergy. I did not seek redress. I am trying to say, that despite the horrific past, cover ups, that many have turned completely against a God. Many people still believe in Catholicism why not leave them alone. Would you attack a Muslim get together, me thinks not, t’would be too politically incorrect. The present pope is not responsible for what happened in Tuam etc., he can only do so much. As a human being is seems a nice man. Let the Catholics have their day and don’t be such a bloody bully. Peace

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    Aug 5th 2018, 11:42 AM

    @happinessnow: Wow, so can you prove to me there is no God,? I certainly can’t prove to you there isn’t . Tolerance and a bit of growing up is what you need. Your hatred is palpable. Most genuine Atheists are calm people.

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    Aug 5th 2018, 11:42 AM

    @Rosemarie Martin: thank you for your beautiful sentiment . Makes a refreshing change on here.

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    Aug 5th 2018, 11:46 AM

    @Rosemarie Martin: all religions are man made and were originally used to control people. Many of us now see them for what they are toxic, with lots of evil people involved, that have caused and still cause horrific abuse.

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    Mute Gary
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    Aug 5th 2018, 11:56 AM

    @Rosemarie Martin: I can fly, can you prove to me that I can’t fly? If you can’t that must mean I can. The burden of proof lies with the claimant. I’ve no problem with your beliefs but you’ve got to come up with a better comment than “can you prove he doesn’t exist”. Enjoy the day in the Phoenix park and hopefully it won’t rain.

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    Aug 5th 2018, 12:09 PM

    @Gary: “I’ve no problem with your beliefs” are you sure Gary?

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    Aug 5th 2018, 12:20 PM

    @Rosemarie Martin: ‘Unfortunately Ireland has thrown the baby out with the bathwater and now there is a hatred for anything connected to God. What is your alternative ?’

    Reason, rationality, thinking for yourself?

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    Aug 5th 2018, 12:35 PM

    @Seamus Mac: Yes.

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    Mute Sean Conway
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    Aug 5th 2018, 12:51 PM

    @Rosemarie Martin: A flock of sheep?

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    Aug 5th 2018, 9:49 AM

    Good to see theJournal having a positive concern for mass goers. For Catholics it is a valuable chance to see in body the successor on Earth of the apostle Peter.

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    Aug 5th 2018, 11:38 AM

    @Tom Molloy: and to see how their Sunday morning cash contributions are spent.

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    Mute Patrick J. O'Rourke
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    Aug 5th 2018, 11:46 AM

    @Tom Molloy: One day you’ll read the factual history of your church and wake up.

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    Aug 5th 2018, 12:37 PM

    @Tom Molloy: on Earth? Does he not normally tour this far out of the galaxy?

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    Aug 5th 2018, 1:51 PM

    @Tom Molloy: I never did understand the part where a magical being created a thinking lifeforce with the sole intention of worshipping him/her/it while burdening them with a sin they did not commit. Seems like your God has a massive confidence issue and inferiority complex.

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    Aug 5th 2018, 2:17 PM

    @Brian Ó Dálaigh: “You know what? I’m going to come down, take human form, sacrifice myself to myself, to act as a loophole for rules I created that I can’t circumvent.” – God

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    Aug 5th 2018, 9:10 PM

    @The Risen: Pádraig Pierse understood

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    Mute Robin Pickering
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    Aug 5th 2018, 9:58 AM

    I don’t know whether to not go to mass or not go to the Phoenix Park.

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    Aug 5th 2018, 10:34 AM

    @Robin Pickering:
    Why not both?

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    Aug 5th 2018, 11:49 AM

    @Robin Pickering: who cares?

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    Aug 5th 2018, 9:43 PM

    @Tweety McTweeter: a cracking idea!

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    Mute Do the Bort man
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    Aug 5th 2018, 10:08 AM

    Will the phenix park mass be like a music gig, with a few support masses in the morning before the headline mass by the pope?

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    Aug 5th 2018, 11:39 AM

    @Do the Bort man: the hari krisnas coukd do a drum solo first.

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    Mute Martin Stapleton
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    Aug 5th 2018, 9:59 AM

    Look,
    lads, if there’s no mass, what ever ye do don’t let a woman up to the alter to say prayers. ‘twill cause holy war.

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    Mute Robin Basstard
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    Aug 5th 2018, 9:44 AM

    That would be an ecumenical matter…

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    Mute Tom Molloy
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    Aug 5th 2018, 9:58 AM

    @Robin Basstard: Many representatives of the breakaway Churches and open hearted non believing individuals will be there.

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    Aug 5th 2018, 10:18 AM

    @Tom Molloy: oh Tom. No hope for a dope.

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    Mute Gary
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    Aug 5th 2018, 11:50 AM

    @Tom Molloy: All predate Christianity
    Cybele was the virgin mother of Attis.
    Myrrh was the v.m of Adonis.
    Semele was the v.m of Dionysus.
    Isis was the v.m of Osiris.
    Do you see a pattern?
    Here’s another one……
    The god Horus was worshipped since 2,200 B.C and was born of a virgin, had 12 disciples, healed the sick, rose from the dead after being crucified after 3 days. Doesn’t seem so original now, does it? Google it for yourself.

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    Mute Slim Shady
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    Aug 5th 2018, 10:21 AM

    Wouldn’t do for the local churches to miss out on a collection.

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    Mute Rosemarie Martin
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    Aug 5th 2018, 10:34 AM

    @Slim Shady: A low punch. Not all priests are perverts, not all are living in huge house, go to Balally, very ordinary men, living ordinary lives and always apologising for what happened. Kicking below the belt is never a wise thing to do.This is a great time for Roman Catholics, let them be.

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    Mute Seamus Mac
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    Aug 5th 2018, 11:44 AM

    @Slim Shady: the collection to run the parish paid willingly by parishioners you mean. What’s your point?

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    Aug 5th 2018, 12:49 PM

    @Seamus Mac: ‘The collection to run the parish’. What is the parish then?

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    Aug 5th 2018, 12:51 PM

    @Seamus Mac: My point is no wonder the Catholic Church is so wealthy with people like you to feed the money machine.

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    Aug 5th 2018, 1:09 PM

    @Slim Shady: what business is that of your’s?

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    Aug 5th 2018, 2:43 PM

    @Seamus Mac: The church feels it has the right to condemn others. I feel I have the right to condemn the church. You haven’t answered my question, what is the parish? When does the church contribute to the parish or is it just a one way street?

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    Aug 5th 2018, 7:09 PM

    @Slim Shady: call into your nearest parish centre & educate yourself.

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    Mute John Mulligan
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    Aug 5th 2018, 8:39 AM

    Decisions, decisions.

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    Mute Tom Molloy
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    Aug 5th 2018, 9:55 AM

    @John Mulligan: The practical difficulties of attending for people not living nearby are significant, transport, accomadation, health etc.

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    Aug 5th 2018, 11:38 AM

    @Tom Molloy: simple. Don’t attend.
    I’m sure they’ll show him handing over the billion euro on the news anyway.

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    Aug 5th 2018, 11:13 AM

    On behalf of the good people of Ireland I’d just like to take this opportunity to thank the atheist community and other various disgruntled non religious folk here for making this magnificent religious event happen. Without your tax contributions none of this would have been possible.
    Your munificence will not go unrewarded.

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    Mute Stiofán De Priondárgas
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    Aug 5th 2018, 10:09 AM

    Won’t make much of a difference, 3 parishes around me don’t even have a priest

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    Mute David Cagney
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    Aug 5th 2018, 11:34 AM

    Wait till God hears about this

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    Mute Tom Molloy
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    Aug 5th 2018, 10:47 PM

    Amazing that so many non believers are jealous of believers. It’s going to be a great day, why not join in and be more open hearted, tolerant and chill out.

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    Aug 6th 2018, 2:34 AM

    It’s like skipping school and going to a rock concert, let the church going folk feel bold, I hope the pope comes onto the stage and begins with…”make some effing noise phoenix park” to a raucous crowd.

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